Random-ness

Movies movies and movies!
You know how I can't live without movies/books/music because they provide some form of comfort when I get so sick of the world/reality?

So here are some movies in 2009 which I think are gonna be great! =D I am a fantasy fanatic! =D *Not that accurate with the months!* I've got some from American sites so they might not be showing in Singapore. But most of them will be of course. But I am pretty sure vacancy will not be shown in Singapore. So mark them down on your calender! =D
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Legend:
* = Worth heading to the Cinema
**= You are a nut case if you do not even want to watch it!
^ = Worth watching *ahem-ly*
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JANUARY:

-*INKHEART(Fantasy) - Based on the book by Cornelia Funke, "Inkheart" is a timeless adventure tale of imagination that centers on Meggie, a young girl whose father has a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when a power-hungry villain from a rare children's fable kidnaps Meggie's father to bring others out of the boundaries of fiction, she and a disparate group of friends both real and magic embark on the kind of adventure she has only read about in books to save him and set things right.
Starring : Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren
What I Think: This show reminds me of the "Never-Ending Story" and you know, I have always been a lover of such stories. Whatever happening in books coming into reality! Exciting!

-*The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(DRAMA) -"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, "Benjamin Button," is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
What I think: I have always wanted to watch this!


FEBRUARY:

-*Friday the 13th(Horror) -Young friends Whitney (Amanda Righetti), Mike (Nick Mennell), Richie (Ben Feldman), Amanda (America Olivio), and Wade (Jonathan Sadowski) end up missing in the woods near the abandoned Camp Crystal Lake (made famous by the original 1980 film), after allowing their curiosity to get the better of them and visiting the site where a psychopathic killer resides. Meanwhile Trent (Travis Van Winkle) invites friends Jenna (Danielle Panabaker), Bree (Julianna Guill), Chewie (Aaron Yoo), Chelsea (Willa Ford), Lawrence (Arlen Escarpta), and Nolan (Ryan Hansen) to his cabin on the lake for a weekend of sex, booze, and drugs. However their seemingly fun weekend soon escalates into a nightmare after lone traveler Clay (Jared Padalecki) shows up looking for his missing sister Whitney and the young adults soon find themselves face to face with evil reborn, reimagined, and rebooted, and his name is Jason Vorhees (Derek Mears).
What I think: There are many version of such movies, but I sure want to watch this in the Cinema again!

-*The Pink Panter 2(Comedy) -Steve Martin reprises the role of intrepid-if-bumbling French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) is forced to assign Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
Starring: Steve Martin, Emma Bunton, John Cleese
What I think: I watched the first one and it's FUNNNY! I rarely catch comedy in cinemas! But this is really nice!

MARCH:

-^Race to Witch Mountains(Sci-Fic/Comedy/Thriller) -A UFO expert enlists the help of a cabbie to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.
What I think: Doesn't look like it's worth the nine dollah to watch though~

APRIL:

-*The Wolf Man(Horror/Thriller) -Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother... and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.
What I think: Fine! With influence from Twilight! Hahas!


MAY:
-**Angels and Demons(Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller) -The Pope died and the conclave has been called for. 4 candidates were chosen. However, before the voting, the 4 candidates are killed one by one. The killer leaves clues that seems to say that he/she is from the Illuminati. Strangely though, the Illuminati was long thought to be extinct. Who is the mastermind? Who revived the Illuminati? What do they want?
What I think: After Da Vinci Code, this is a must watch! It's intriguing! =D

-^The Lonely Maiden(Comedy) -A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.
What I think: It's a comedy luh!

-*Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian(Comedy) -Security guard Larry Daley (Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah (Wilson) and Octavius (Coogan), who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
What I think: I watched the first one alone in the Cinema because the rest decided to watch another movie - I forgot which. It's darn funnny! Once again, it brings me into the world of fantasy!

JUNE:
-^Toothfairy(Comedy/Fantasy) -A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy.
What I think: Cute, but not sure if it's worth the mollah!

-*Transformers 2(Action/Sci-Fic) -Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.
What I think: Nice! Nice! =D What can I say? Transformers 1 was a HIT!

JULY:
-**2012(Drama/Sci-Fic/Thriller) -An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.
What I think: I have always love such movies though it freak me out! Think "The Day After Tomorrow". It's intriguing in a sense too!

-**Harry Potter and the half-blood prince(Fantasy) -Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. First off is the arrival of a new teacher at Hogwarts, Horace Slughorn, who is a bit more useful to Harry than he realizes. Next, Harry obtains a Potions book which used to be belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince's ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way.Amidst this, Harry is starting private lessons with Professor Dumbledore, during which Harry learns the dark secrets of Voldemort's past, hoping that they could use these secrets to find a way to defeat him.Harry's year gets even more stressful with the suspicious actions of Draco Malfoy, who has been sneaking around the school doing, so Harry assumes, Voldemort's bidding. Harry quickly becomes determined, and slightly obsessed, to find out exactly what Malfoy has been up to and putting and end to it.Yet, during this time, Harry and his friends go through daily life, busy with school work, Quidditch, (in which Harry has been made captain of the team) and of course, romance. Ron has found a new girlfriend, Lavender Brown, a perky (if not obnoxious) Gryffindor student, and Hermione is not happy about it. Ron and Hermione's friendship takes a toll throughout the school year and Harry, as usual, is stuck in the middle. Harry, meanwhile, is facing a romantic dilemma of his own: he realizes he is falling for his best friend's sister, Ginny Weasley, who is unfortunately dating Harry's classmate, Dean Thomas. Harry's pining for Ginny and Ron's hilarious relationship with Lavender give this story a large dose of reality.Throughout all the school drama, however, the obvious darkness of Voldemort's impending rise to power is always apparent. The incredible action-packed climax is sure to leave the audience stunned and, inevitably, prove that you shouldn't trust everybody who you think is good and also prove that not everyone can manage to survive.
What I think: I have watched all the Harry Potter movies! And this got to be the best Magic movie ever! =D It totally brings me away from reality, into the wonderful world of Hogwarts! =D ME LOVE.

AUGUST:
-^Final Destination 4(Horror/Thriller) -After a teen's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.
What I think: It's the same. Just want to see how each death is plotted out. =X

SEPTEMBER:
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OCTOBER:
-*Shutter Island(Drama/Mystery/Thriller) -Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
What I think: What can I say? I WANT TO WATCH! I love thrillers luh! And this one... sounds interesting!

-*Cabin in the Woods(Horror/Thriller) -A twisted and unusual take on the familiar "cabin in the woods" formula.
What I think: TOM CRUISE IS IN THIS ONE!

NOVEMBER:
-**TWILIGHT : FULL MOON (Fantasy) -For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning...
What I think: The synopsis isn't really a synopsis but I got it from some website talking about the book. I can write like what FULL MOON is all about because I read it MILLION times! But the movie might be a little different. So if you haven't read the book, it's basically about Bella's longing for Edward(vampire) who left her to let her be safe of course.... and what happens next.. GO READ THE BOOK! IT'S A MUST WATCH! And with Taylor working his butt off to get the keep his role of Jacob Black(werewolf), it's a must watch! But I love my Edward more luh! =X

-^Sherlock Holmes (Action/Crime/Drama/Mystery) -Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
What I think: Hmmmmm. I like Sherlock Holmes. . I like Mystery. But..I most probably will spend another 9 dollah on watching Full Moon the second time! =D

DECEMBER:


Yea, so these are some of the movies that caught my eye so far! =D Can't wait for Twilight- Full Moon and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! =D


- Michelle